Ria de Vigo
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Vigo Ria is a ria
in Galicia, Spain
. It is the southern most ria of the Rias Baixas
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The following German U-Boats are reported to have been sunk somewhere in the ria: the U-523
, sunk August 25, 1943 (17 dead and 37 survivors), and the U-506, sunk at 15:50 hrs on July 12, 1943 (48 dead and six survivors).
Ria
A ria is a coastal inlet formed by the partial submergence of an unglaciated river valley. It is a drowned river valley that remains open to the sea. Typically, rias have a dendritic, treelike outline although they can be straight and without significant branches. This pattern is inherited from the...
in Galicia, Spain
Spain
Spain , officially the Kingdom of Spain languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Spain's official name is as follows:;;;;;;), is a country and member state of the European Union located in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula...
. It is the southern most ria of the Rias Baixas
Rías Baixas
The Rías Baixas are a part of Costa del Marisco facing the Atlantic Ocean in the southern part of the Galicia region of Spain. They consist of the southern part of the Province of Coruña and the entire Province of Pontevedra...
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The following German U-Boats are reported to have been sunk somewhere in the ria: the U-523
Unterseeboot 523
German submarine U-523 was a Type IXC U-boat of the German Kriegsmarine during World War II. The submarine was laid down on 4 August 1941 at the Deutsche Werft yard at Hamburg, launched on 15 April 1942, and commissioned on 25 June 1942 under the command of Kapitänleutnant Werner Pietzsch...
, sunk August 25, 1943 (17 dead and 37 survivors), and the U-506, sunk at 15:50 hrs on July 12, 1943 (48 dead and six survivors).